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On the right and the left wall of the East Timor national parliament
are hanging traditional weavings,
each with the name of one of the districts. Each district has such a weaving
on the left and the right, but there are not exactly the same, just similar.
So, not regional flags, but examples of traditional designs of each
district?…
J. Patrick Fischer, 08 Aug 2002
The current districts (distritos) are the same units as the portuguese era municipalities (municípios or concelhos), both in name and territorial make up:
I dont know wheather these remained operational and/or official in
1975-2000, nor, if so, under which name (districts or municipalities).
António Martins, 22 Jul 2001
I just heard it in the radio: the CNRT, meeting in Darwin, Australia, issued a first draft of the future administrative division of the future independent republic of Timor Lorosae. The 13 municipalities [districts] are maintained in principle, but the territory will be divided into 3 provinces (handled by the CNRT as economical planning regions), a northern province including Díli but excluding Atauro and Ocussi Ambeno, a Eastern province including Baucau and the eastern half of the territory and a southern province including the southern coast. The provinces would include:
So, in the future Republic of East Timor, if this plan is implemented, the following flags are to be expected:
